Not everyone can afford to get their graduate "the perfect gift," but it is what that gift means that counts. Whatever you get your graduate, what do you want that gift to say? We know it's important! Here are some suggestions to get you started:

Embrace life!

The deluxe option: Tickets to a destination they have marveled over in movies; a fetching new bicycle; a tape recorder to dictate memoirs.

The budget option: A roadmap they can mark-up with their travels and frame when they are settled; a backpack full of disposable cameras; a sturdy journal full of prompts to get them thinking about where they're headed next.

Get serious!

The deluxe option:Bookkeeping software; their very own vacuum cleaner; a desk that will require them to remove from their room that display cases full of "Transformers" figurines.

The budget option:Watch "This is Water" with them; familiarize them with local human services and arts nonprofits where they can volunteer; help them locate a new favorite location to sketch in a notebook.